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#77 - Tim

Tim Arnold has Soho running through his blood – he is the third generation of his family to have worked in the area (his grandfather was a comedian for Paul Raymond, his mother a dancer at the windmill). He makes a living as a singer/songwriter and is the founder of Save Soho – an organisation campaigning to protect and nurture iconic music and performing arts venues that are disappearing at a terrifying rate.

Questions & Answers

What's your first memory of London?
My first strong memory of London is the flash of neon lights in Soho as I stood at the stage door of The Queen’s theatre just off Wardour St (now The Gielgud Theatre). I was waiting for my brother who was acting in an Alan Bennett play with Stephen Fry. I was 9 years old.

What do you miss when you're away from London?
Soho, Hampstead Heath and the Odeon in Muswell Hill.

What's your favourite neighbourhood?
Soho.

What's your favourite building?
Blacks Club, 67 Dean St.

What's your ideal day out in London?
An afternoon on the South Bank, a Vegetarian Sunday Roast at The Coach and Horses in Soho and some live music in the evening.

What's your ideal night out in London?
The Dean Street Shuffle.

What's your most hated building?
The Shard. Although I could never really hate anything.